If you struggle with a difficult decision, you should choose a more painful path in the short term.

If you struggle with a difficult decision, you should choose a more painful path in the short term

 A simple life experience: if you struggle with a difficult decision, you should choose a more painful path in the short term.

If you face two choices, the pros and cons account for 50% each, and you should choose a more difficult and painful path in the short term.

In essence, one of the two paths will cause short-term pain, while the other will cause longer-term pain in the future. In order to avoid contradictions, the brain will instinctively choose to get rid of short-term pain.

The premise is that the two options have equal advantages and disadvantages, but if one path brings short-term pain, it will also bring long-term benefits. According to the compound interest effect, long-term income is what you want.

The brain will overestimate short-term happiness and try to avoid short-term pain.

Therefore, you must self-training, take the initiative to meet short-term pain, and suppress the tendency to avoid pain (this subconscious tendency is powerful). As you know, most of the gains in our lives come from the long-term rewards of short-term pain.